Efecto de dosis de potasio en el cultivo de ají paprika (Capsicum annuum l.) variedad papri king

The objective was to determine what dose of potassium is adequate to obtain a higher yield of paprika pepper in the district and province of Barranca. Four blocks and four treatments were installed: T1 = 200, T2 = 150, T3 = 100 and T4 = 0 kg / ha. The Completely Random Block Design was used and the analysis of variance was performed at 5%. Treatment T1 excelled in the physical characteristics of the paprika pepper: plant height (77,95 cm), number of fruits per plant (15 units), weight of the dried fruit (69,92 g) and commercial yield (5.28 t / ha); Treatment T1 also improved in the physical quality characteristics: weight of fresh fruit (30,27 g), weight of dried fruit (7.0 g), length of fruit (14,76 cm), diameter of fruit (3,48 cm).